Now that i've graduated, I've been tryin to take some time to refine my process and make some non-rushed work. I made these 2 models over the last week off and on. The ship will probably get some more attention... C&C always welcome
I would check Horrible Deaths Age of Empire 3 stuff to see how you can optimize and impore the looks of that ship texture.
I would say that you need more painted parts, more color variation (dirt and so) and much more attention spent on the unwarp. You really need to remove all the dead space. For example, those small, retangular (what seems to be the masts) looks almost indentical. Just pile them on each other and you will save tons of space.
The cannon is really cute . I would remove a lot of polys from the round ball in the back and slap some of them on the wheels, both to make them a bit rounder and to add some more to the profile by modeling both indents and extrudes.
I agree with Cubik about the cannon - the sides and wheel profile seem too lo-res for 2k-poly model. I would add that the textures on the cannon seem too clean. I understand if maybe you are going for a cleaner, more cartoonish aesthetic, but if so then you still need a lot more color variation and saturation.
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i LOVE that cannon.
And you should divide the planks, lenght-wise.
I would say that you need more painted parts, more color variation (dirt and so) and much more attention spent on the unwarp. You really need to remove all the dead space. For example, those small, retangular (what seems to be the masts) looks almost indentical. Just pile them on each other and you will save tons of space.
The cannon is really cute . I would remove a lot of polys from the round ball in the back and slap some of them on the wheels, both to make them a bit rounder and to add some more to the profile by modeling both indents and extrudes.
likewise with the ship, as Cubik said.